A scholar of the stage, a guardian of paramparā.
Trained at the legendary Kalakshetra Foundation and the Department of Indian Music, University of Madras, Dr. Priyashri V Rao embodies a rare synthesis — a performing artist of national repute and an academic of international standing.
For over two decades, she has performed on revered stages across India and abroad, published research in leading journals, and guided generations of scholars and artists in their pursuit of Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music.